Labour City, Qatar

Labour City is a newly opened migrant camp for foreign workers in Qatar. Located on the outskirts of Doha, it is designed to hold 68,640 people. Qatar, responding to intense international criticism over mistreatment of migrant workers constructing facilities for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup, built the camp for an estimated €750 million.

Labour City
Camp
Labour City
Coordinates: 25°11′24″N 51°28′9″E
Area
 • Total3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total68,000
 • Density23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi)

It includes multiple facilities, namely a 17,000-seat theatre, commercial centres, markets, four cinemas, a cricket field, two police stations, two mosques and a medical centre. There is a very high degree of surveillance and security, which both benefits the workers yet undermines their private lives.

Despite the accommodation and amenities it brings, Labour City has been criticised to be part of a broader urban planning strategy to segregate Qatar's low-income workforce from the general population and away from established residential areas in a forced-gentrification fashion.

History

Constructed in phases, the official opening ceremony was held on November 1, 2015.[1] 50,000 workers were already living in its 55 large dormitory buildings.

See also

References
  1. "PM inaugurates largest Labour City in Gulf region". Gulf Times. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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